Like the wind...@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the most cumbersome device you've ever used?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most cumbersome device you've ever used?Like the wind...@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarehydrashok@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoOne of the original Windows CE-based PDAs. Fuck that thing was a nightmare to use and even worse to sync to your PC. Early mobile technology was a lesson in frustration and disappointment.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIn that era PalmOS was expertly designed for the form factor of the devices. WinCE was like trying to run an F-1 car on a go kart track
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThank goodness PocketPC and later Windows Mobile 5/6 were much better designed. I still prefer my Palm device, tho.
One of the original Windows CE-based PDAs. Fuck that thing was a nightmare to use and even worse to sync to your PC. Early mobile technology was a lesson in frustration and disappointment.
In that era PalmOS was expertly designed for the form factor of the devices. WinCE was like trying to run an F-1 car on a go kart track
Thank goodness PocketPC and later Windows Mobile 5/6 were much better designed. I still prefer my Palm device, tho.